Patrick Maillard brings over 20 years of experience in project, program, and portfolio management, gained in multinational corporations and consulting. He began his career managing R&D projects and new product development before moving into consulting on complex projects across the pharmaceutical, chemical, banking, and software industries, including the recovery of troubled projects.

A Managing Partner at Valense and a PMP® and CAPM® instructor within PMI's Authorized Training Partner program, he has contributed to the translation and review of numerous PMI publications, including the PMBOK® Guide, Agile Practice Guide, standards for program and portfolio management, and Process Groups: A Practice Guide.

He also teaches in higher education. His expertise spans project governance, complex project delivery, risk management, and predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches.